GR:
There's something hilarious about hearing a person with a British accent say "Bro." The devs for the game are British, and I've seen the game twice now, so I've gotten a double dose of what feels like terms that ought to be American machismo-isms (machisms?) of "throw your bro up there", "bros need to stick together", or the game's tagline—"Bros before foes."—delivered in what seems to be a very "un-bro-like" cultural dialect.
VRFocus - Both Valve and HTC are currently taking their upcoming virtual reality (VR) head-mounted display (HMD), the HTC Vive, on tour across the world. In the US an HTC Vive tour truck has been stopping at every major technology event for the past few months along with brief stops at cities across the country. One such event was PAX Prime 2015 that took place at the end of August in Seattle, Washington. The HTC Vive could be found in a number of locations throughout the show, as seen in a new recap video posted below.
NGN:
The Deep Silver booth at PAX Prime was a somber one. Between This War of Mine: The Little Ones, a game about civilians in war torn nations and their helpless children, and the bleak atmosphere of Homefront: The Revolution, it was a miracle the team manning the booth were as cheerful as they were. Homefront: The Revolution hasn’t had a lot to be cheerful about until recently. After facing uncertainty and cancellation the game was rescued by publisher Deep Silver and re-imagined with a greater emphasis on the open-world aspects of the game.
NGN:
It’s been awhile since we’ve seen a real Gearbox game. Since 2012’s Borderlands 2 there’s been the highly controversial Aliens: Colonial Marines, the 2K Australia-developed Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, and the remastered Homeworld games, but none of these properties have been internally developed by the studio. The most refreshing thing about Battleborn is how much it feels like a Gearbox game. It’s stylish, creative, and the cooperative multiplayer feels incredibly well designed.
